Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Emergency shelters are conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. in all zones other than LI.
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum number of beds150 beds
The maximum number of beds or persons permitted to be served nightly by the facility shall be as limited to 150 beds.
- Management plan required
Providers must submit a written management plan prior to beginning operation.
- Screening of waiting areas
On-site waiting and intake areas shall be enclosed or screened from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties.
- Minimum distance between shelters300 ft
An emergency shelter or low barrier navigation center shall not be approved when another emergency shelter or low barrier navigation center exists within 300 feet of the proposed site.
- Staffing requirements
The emergency shelter or low barrier navigation center shall provide at least one qualified on-site supervisor at all times, plus one attendant for each 50 occupants.
Parking
- Parking ratio for shelterShelterTemporary accommodation for people without housing, usually with support services. staff0.1 spaces per bed
Parking to serve all staff working in the emergency shelter shall be supplied at a ratio of one vehicle space per 10 beds.
From the ordinance
These standards may be applied to an emergency shelter proposed in other zoning district subject to conditional use approval.